Brassiere



H. D. ROSE -Nov. 1932.

BRASSIERE Filed July 22, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR R049 BY A TTORNEYS Nov; 8, 1932.

D. ROSE BRASSIERE Filed July 22, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR flfl/mLp p. @055 WITNESS A TTORNEYS Patented Nov. 8, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlce HAROLD D. ROSE, OI VALLEY STREAM, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB TO KODELBBABSTEBE CO. INC 01' NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OE NEW YORK BBASSIEBE Application am m as, 193:. Serial Io. 688,881.

This invention relates to brassieres and has for its object to providea new and improved arment of the t-yplvelshown in United-States fietters Patent to cKeefrey, No. 1,590,693 dated June 29, 1926, the particular object of my invention being to make a garment of this type adjustable to a number of wearers to all of whom garments of a certain size are adapted but whose bust location and widths are difm ferent. I

In the accompanying drawings which illustrates two examples of my mvention without, however, defining its limits, Fig. 1 is a rear view of one form of my 'novel brassiere; Fig.2 is a side view of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing an adjustable feature of the garment; Fig. 4 isa rear'view of another form of mynovel brassiere; and Figs. 5 and 6 are enlarged fragmentary views showing other positions of the adjustable feature illustrated in Fig. 3.

In the form illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2,'the' brassiere comprises an outer section 10 of 'relatively soft fabric or other equally pliable material, provided with two bust-receiving pouches 18, 18, formed of a similarly soft or pliable fabric. The upper edge of each pouch is curved along at least a portion thereof as shown at h. Suit-able fasteningdevices. such 30 as a hook 11 and eye 12, permit the garment to be fastened about the body of the wearer. The pouches 18, 18 are united at their lower, and a portion of their upper, edges to the outer section 10 by stitches preferably passing through binding tapes 13, 13 which in turn may, if desired, M covered by strips of lace material 13a. The outer section 10 may, if desired, be given shape by darts 14, 14. The two pouches 18, 18 are further united to '40 the outer section 10 by means of two or more lines of stitches 17, preferably passing through a strip of material 25 and securing the same in place on the garment, thus form-,

ing two or more parallel pockets in which I tapes 26 are located in such a manner that upon proper manipulation thereof the arment may be adjust-ably gathered in a vertlcal direction.

Insofar as hereinabove described, the features of the brassiere are not novel with me but are substantially as shown in the Letters Patent to McKeefrey hereinabove referred to and are therefore not described in further detail.

A supporting band 30 is united byits two ends to the upper edge of the left-hand ouch piece 18, the ends being secured prefera 1y at the ends of the curved portion h. In practice it is advisable to make the band 30 of two separate pieces united at a slight angle to on each other so as to aid in a smooth encircling of the bust. Preferably this bandjis made of elastic material so as to enable it to afford more ready adjustment and also to suspend the ouch. 18 in a Iyielding manner, and the u ban is lon enoug to enable it, in conjunction with t e up er edge portion h, to en circle the bust o the wearer. To approximately the central porti0n.of the band 30 there is secured in any suitable manner one end of a connecting strip 21 whose other end is secured to the up er edge of the section 10 and passes throug a slotted member 22. This member is provided preferably with two slots through the lower one of which, 220, the 76 connecting piece 21 passes. To the upper end of such slotted member there is fastened one end of a shoulder 'stra 23, for instance by having the end pass t rough slot 226 and then sewed back onto the main body of the so strap. By meansof this slotted member the shoulder strap. is slidably secured to the connecting piece; obviously the shoulder strap may be; slidably secured to the connectin piece by any suitable means. The other en es of the shoulder strap 23 is secured to the upper edge of the brassiere near the left-hand edge thereof, as at 24. The connecting piece 21 is preferably made of non-elastic material, as shown for instance in Fig. 1, but may, as

esired, be'made of elastic material, as shown in Fig. 3.

The ri ht-hand pouch. piece 18 is provided wit a supportin band 30, connecting piece 21, slotted mem r 22 and shoulder 05 strap 23 in like manner. I

In the form illustrated in Fig. 4', the brassiere comprises, in addition to the bust supporting members, being the elements hereinabove described, a form shaping structure consisting of front panel members 31, 31 and rear panel members 32, 32. Elastic gussets 33, 33 may be provided if desired between each adjoining pair of members 31, 32, and the members 32, 32 are provided with the usual fastening devices 34. The pouch members 18a do not extend, as in the structure shown in Fig. 1, to the outermost ends respectively of the brassiere, but are preferably confined to the front panels 31, 31, the edge 136 thus extending upwardly to meetthe up er edge 13c.

e advantages of my invention are more clearly apparent in the structure shown in v Fig. 4 because the position of the panel portions on the person of the wearer is dictated by considerations other than those of thelocation of the busts, whereas the structure shown in Fig. 1 (frequently termed a bandeau) may be adjusted upwardly or downwardly with sole consideration to the location of the busts.

- In the manufacture of brassieres in large quantities forthe market it is obviously necessary to make the garment of different sizes so asto fit-wearers of difierent chest 7 measurements. According to my invention a brassiere of a given size, i. e. given chest measurement, may be adapted to fit any one of a number of wearers having the same chest measurement but having difierent bust locations. Busts may be located in the so-called normal position and may be the so-called normal distance from one another (nor mal width), or may be located at a higher or a lower than normal position or may be further apart or nearer together than the normal distance. With the aid of my invention a brassiere 6f may readily be adjusted or, rather, adjust itself, to busts of these various locations and widths. The brassiere may, for instance, be

constructed so that when the adjustable means are in median position, the garment will fit, without a substantial degree of ad justment, busts of normal width and, more particularly in the case of the'brassiere shown in Fig. 4, busts of normal location. If

' the busts are further apart than the normal width, the inner portions of bands 30 will be stretched more than the outer portions, and the connecting piece will then assume the position somewhat as shown in Fig. 4; if the busts are of less than normal width the outer V portions of the band 30 will stretch more and the relation of the parts will be some-'1 what as shown in Fig. 5. These typical relationships of the parts-serve to indicate how my brassiere can adjust itself to busts of various locations and widths.

It would be possible to make the band 30 of non-elastic material but I much prefer to make it of elastic material to prevent distortion of the garment by exerting pulls on portions thereof which might better be taken up by an elastic material.

I claim:

1. A brassiere adapted to encircle the body of the wearer in the bust region, comprising an outer section of pliable material, fastening means for securing the same in place on the body of the wearer, bust supporting pouches, located upon the inside of the said- ,oumr section and extending in opposite directaons, said pouches opening upwardly to receive the busts, and su porting devices each of which comprises a band whose ends are fastened to the upper ed e of a pouch at a distance suflicient to enab c said upper edge and said band to encircle the bust, a connecting piece uniting the central portion of said strap to the upper edge of the outer section, a shoulder strap, one end of which is secured to the upper edge of the brassiere near its outermost end, andmeans for securing the other end thereof slidably to said connecting piece. a

-2. A in {which the bands are made of elastic mater1a br'assire in'accordance with claim 1 F HAROLD D.- ROSE. I, 

